PLANTATION, Fla., April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Heritage School has been offering an international homestay high
school program for the past 10 years, and many of the students hail
from China. The parents of the
current Chinese students banded together to help those in the front
lines of this medical crisis and shipped over 50,000 masks from
China to Broward County, Florida.
Only a few months ago, the parents of the international students
experienced the serious impact of this virus in their hometowns. As
news of a PPE (personal protective equipment) shortage spread, the
parents in China wanted to help.
So they worked together to collect more than 50,000 protective face
masks and 650 European certified medical goggles. The supplies were
quickly shipped from China to
American Heritage School, and the parents also generously added
many specialized 3M 1860 N95 face
masks. These FDA-approved respiratory protective masks
are the recommended respirator for the 2019-2020 Coronavirus
outbreak, designed to achieve a very close facial fit and filter
out a minimum of 95 percent of airborne particles. It is almost
impossible to find these N95 face masks in the U.S. today.
At the request of the donors, the PPE supplies have been
distributed to Broward hospitals,
including the Cleveland Clinic in
Weston, Memorial Healthcare System, Memorial Hospital
Miramar ICU, West Regional Hospital, and the Broward Institute
of Orthopedic Specialties, as well as to the Broward Sheriff's Office and Weston Sheriff's Office, Boys and Girls Clubs of
Broward County, and the
maintenance staff and security guards at both campuses of American
Heritage School.
"It is truly heartwarming to receive the shipments from our
Chinese families of the PPE supplies as they arrive one after
another and are distributed to the first responders," said
Wenjing Hu, International Admissions
Director and high school Chinese teacher at American Heritage. "I
believe that our joint effort and social responsibility is what
will make a difference during this extraordinary time."
About American Heritage School
American
Heritage School is the #1 private school in Florida for the highest number of nationally
recognized scholars, math competition, and science fair. American
Heritage is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college
preparatory school in South
Florida educating students in PK3-12th
grades.
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